U.S. Sen Crapo: $4 trillion easier deficit recution target
Nov. 7 - U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, says the super committee will have an easier time putting together a plan that cuts $4 trillion from deficit spending than $1.2 trillion per the committee's mandate.
How to Tie the Perfect Bow with a Ribbon
This 1:44 video shows how to tie ribbons to add a special touch to gifts. It moves fairly rapidly and so it may have to be stopped after each movement is shown.
How to Lose Weight with Water
Whether it's in you or you're in it, water is a great way to lose weight, according to this 1:17 long video. It has many statistics and suggestions on how it can be used to the benefit of one's health.
Cherry Blossom Festival Washington DC
For over a hundred years, the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC have heralded the arrival of Spring. This 2:30 video explains the history of the Cherry trees and the celebration that surrounds them.
How to Fix the Housing Crisis The foreclosure crisis has crawled on for going on four years now with no end in sight. The S&P/Case-Shiller index for August fell 3.8 percent from a year ago. The index includes home prices for 20 US cities. "Continued house price declines could lead to even more defaults, foreclosures and distress sales, undermining wealth, confidence and spending," Willia
Proteins & Enzymes: Transglutaminase | Lecture 8 (2011)
Wylie Dufresne (wd~50)
October 24, 2011
Albert Einstein: How I See the World (Part 3 of 6)
An excellent PBS documentary on Swiss genius Albert Einstein, most commonly known for his theory of relativity. Part 3 of 6. (09:57)
First manned-flight of a multicopter -- the toy that grew up
Nov. 7 - The developers of a new kind of helicopter with 16 propellers are celebrating its first ever manned flight. Multicopters began life as toys but could become an economical and safe way of flying in the future. Stuart McDill reports.
Penguin Montage
This is a student-made project about penguins. Over 40 images of penguins are set to up-beat music. (04:14)
UTC3 - Tricia Cullop
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MA133 Calculus 11/07/11
Pruis Calculus from 11/07/2011
Science Bulletins: Down and Dirty Biodiversity
The soils in tundra, grasslands, tropical forests are very different, but they have one thing in common; they all host an astounding diversity of life. Inhabiting these underground worlds are millions of species, which play vital roles in maintaining soil health and preserving the balance of their ecosystems. In the latest Bio News from the Museum's Science Bulletins program, a new study shows that biodiversity underground is much greater than previously thought, with a direct relationship to li
The Department of Film, Television, and Theatre
Notre Dame undergraduate students talk about why they chose to major in and what they like best about the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre. http://ftt.nd.edu/
Why study church history?
Two eminent modern church historians, Prof. Alan Ford and Dr Frances Knight, discuss the nature of their discipline exploring how it sits between the aims of historians and theologians: belonging to both disciplines, it has a distinctive task and voice.
Beginner S6 #23 - Actively Learn This Passive Japanese
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Your youngest sibling, along with the rest of your immediate family, is visiting you while you’re studying in Japan. Your sibling is as meddlesome as ever, needling you about your grades and whether you’ve met a significant other. Though it’s good to know that nothing has changed while you’ve been in [...]
Academic Writing Symposium, Chapter 11
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Portuguese protest austerity plans
Nov 13 - Tens of thousands of Portuguese civil servants protest against tax hikes and cuts under Lisbon's 2012 budget. Rough cut (No reporter narration)
March of the Bonus Army - Part 1
This 9:40 long video, part of a series, shows how the Bonus Army tried to get Washington's leaders to honor their pledge to pay the money that was owed them. It can be compared to the Occupy movement currently taking place in some respects as it is a form of civil disobedience.
